BELARUS VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,380	1	53,186	- 43,806
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,581	3	3,530	+ 2,051
Stroke	3	4,378	2	16,393	- 12,015
Lung Cancers	4	3,449	4	2,950	+ 499
Lung Disease	5	3,341	7	2,208	+ 1,133
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,752	5	2,886	- 135
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,694	15	1,086	+ 607
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,415	30	373	+ 1,042
Prostate Cancer	9	1,360	17	936	+ 424
Breast Cancer	10	1,356	12	1,230	+ 126
Falls	11	1,154	16	952	+ 202
Skin Cancers	12	1,126	36	272	+ 854
Lymphomas	13	1,120	20	672	+ 448
Pancreas Cancer	14	999	13	1,171	- 171
Suicide	15	973	9	2,004	- 1,031
Road Traffic Accidents	16	843	19	722	+ 121
Kidney Disease	17	795	26	480	+ 315
Leukemia	18	720	23	554	+ 166
Parkinson's Disease	19	650	21	621	+ 28
Hypertension	20	602	31	367	+ 234
Endocrine Disorders	21	597	43	141	+ 457
Stomach Cancer	22	594	10	1,690	- 1,096
Inflammatory/Heart	23	576	11	1,361	- 784
Liver Cancer	24	530	32	363	+ 167
Oesophagus Cancer	25	514	25	493	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	26	491	35	295	+ 196
Other Neoplasms	27	451	48	52	+ 399
Other Injuries	28	401	14	1,099	- 697
Ovary Cancer	29	381	27	429	- 48
Congenital Anomalies	30	323	41	202	+ 121
Oral Cancer	31	301	18	901	- 600
Liver Disease	32	290	8	2,078	- 1,788
Uterin Cancer	33	266	28	391	- 125
Skin Disease	34	217	51	31	+ 186
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	207	39	239	- 32
Asthma	36	167	44	122	+ 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	149	57	13	+ 136
Low Birth Weight	38	144	47	64	+ 80
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	129	40	235	- 106
Drug Use	40	127	29	389	- 262
Cervical Cancer	41	112	34	303	- 191
Violence	42	105	38	255	- 150
Epilepsy	43	101	45	116	- 15
Drownings	44	100	24	543	- 443
Alcohol	45	95	6	2,761	- 2,666
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	87	55	15	+ 71
Multiple Sclerosis	47	80	49	42	+ 38
Hepatitis C	48	54	62	1	+ 54
Osteoarthritis	49	44	84	0	+ 44
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	41	85	0	+ 41
Anemia	51	32	83	0	+ 32
Tuberculosis	52	32	37	269	- 237
Fires	53	31	22	620	- 589
Birth Trauma	54	27	52	25	+ 2
Malnutrition	55	26	53	22	+ 4
Hepatitis B	56	25	56	14	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	57	19	42	167	- 148
Poisonings	58	17	33	311	- 294
Meningitis	59	17	50	36	- 20
Schizophrenia	60	15	80	0	+ 15
Oral conditions	61	14	86	0	+ 14
Appendicitis	62	11	54	20	- 9
Maternal Conditions	63	9	60	2	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	64	7	58	5	+ 2
Pertussis	65	1	65	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	46	93	- 92
Otitis Media	67	1	66	0	+ 1
War	68	1	59	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	64	0	+ 1
Syphilis	70	1	63	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	61	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

New Zealand

Belarus

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.